BOABThe romantic theory of the African Baobab tree sailing across the Indian Ocean to immigrate and take up residence as the Boab tree on the Northern shores of Australia celebrates a sense of determination, survival and adaptation. Its majestic and fiercely dominating image provides a sense of expatriation and connection to her adopted country for Narelle Cridland; an Australian expat now living in Hong Kong. The representation of the Boab tree provides a cultural vessel that Cridland uses as a symbol to explore identity as a expat.